Sources: AHN Press TV
Opposition coalition Somali Future Council says Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud can no longer perform key presidential functions, including military oversight or dismissing government officials. They propose that parliamentary speaker Aden Madobe serve as acting president until elections scheduled for 30 June. The president has lost full executive authority following the expiry of his mandate on 15 May. 2026-05-19
The Somalian government and the African Union finalize the troop distribution for the new peacekeeping mission AUSSOM, resolving prior disputes with Ethiopia and later Burundi. The mission will deploy 11,900 personnel, including soldiers, police, and civilian staff. Under the agreement, Uganda will contribute 4,500 troops, followed by Ethiopia with 2,500, Djibouti with 1,520, Kenya with 1,410, and Egypt with 1,091. 2025-02-26
Al-Shabaab launches a coordinated attack on four Somali military bases in Middle Shabelle, Somalia, killing and wounding dozens of soldiers. Somali authorities say they repelled the attack, killing at least 130 militant fighters. 2025-02-20
Thirty-eight people are killed and 212 others are injured in a mass shooting and suicide bombing by al-Shabaab militants near the Beach View Hotel on Lido Beach in Mogadishu, Somalia. 2024-08-2
Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble announces that Somalia's presidential election will be held within 60 days following a two-month deadlock triggered by incumbent president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's refusal to leave office beyond the expiration of his term on February 8. This deadlock has also resulted in violent public protests in Mogadishu. 2021-05-27
A U.S. airstrike kills 18 Al Shabaab militants north of Kismayo, Somalia. The militants were engaged in an attack on U.S. and local forces. 2018-09-22
A car bomb explodes in central Mogadishu, Somalia, injuring two people. 2012-03-21
At least 115 people are killed in a government offensive against Al-Qaeda linked militants in Somalia. 2011-02-27
The Somali parliament approves Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed as Prime Minister. 2010-10-31
More than 20 civilians die during the second day of conflict between Somali government troops and opposition forces in Mogadishu. 2010-03-11